Originally Posted by kanisatha
Originally Posted by Gt27mustang
You all should read the Descent into Avernus adventure and the Baldur's Gate comics: Minsc and Boo were indeed petrified somewhere around 137X D.R. (can't remember the exact date). So the ''statue'' that had supposedly been comissioned to put in Baldur's Gate for everyone to see was initially Minsc and Boo, petrified. The ''statue'' stayed there until 1480 D.R. when it was unpetrified by a wild surge. The ''statue'' has since been replaced by a real statue.

So yeah, the Minsc we'll probably meet in BG3 is the genuine article.
If that is the case, then that is a clear retcon of previous canon lore, which of course is par for the course with WotC these days. Something from years of canon doesn't quite fit what some jackass writer/producer/game developer wants to do today, no problem. Just retcon it! To these people the FR setting is just a cash-cow and they clearly have no love or respect for it.

What was the previous situation/canon ending for Minsc? Do they have an official death/ending anywhere? I really do not know.

I've seen posts about the Minsc statue actually being him as Gt27mustang explains since early in the EA as people speculated on possible companions/cameos from previous games. I'm fine with that explanation for why Minsc & Boo are alive in the time of BG3. It isn't even a case of Larian homebrewing it in somehow. It actually works within the gameworld. If it is counter to previously established canon then yeah it is all for the $$$ but I mean can you really blame WoTC. We are talking Minsc/Boo here, possibly the single most recognized & remembered character(s) from the old series. Barring if it does directly conflict with a previously established endpoint for Minsc/Boo, personally I think it was a great way for WoTC to bring forward a fan favorite from the timeperiod of the earlier editions of d&d.